Vette owners inside! 87 Vette vs 89 GTA
07-25-2005, 10:52 PM
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Vette owners inside! 87 Vette vs 89 GTA Been a while i havent posted much on here, but anyways there's this guy i use to know a while back and now i saw him after a few years and coincidentally we both ended up at BK. So on my way out we talked a bit and then we talked about our rides, and he wanted to have a race but i had to get back to work so i got his # and told him we'd get a race sometime soon. He's got a stock 87 vette auto, bone stock to the filter with about 98k miles on it. Im running my 89 GTA bone stock to the filter as well. I have no clue about vettes, any advice or suggestions? 
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I’d give a slight edge to the Vette. It weighs less, but the GTA probably has better gears. As far as I know, an 87 Vette and an 89 350 GTA should have about the same HP.
It’ll probably come down to the running condition of each car ( a lot of bad things can happen to a car over the course of 17 years), and what type of race. Some of those automatic Vettes had like 250-something gears and could be tough to race from certain roll speeds.
Do it and let us know what happens.
It’ll probably come down to the running condition of each car ( a lot of bad things can happen to a car over the course of 17 years), and what type of race. Some of those automatic Vettes had like 250-something gears and could be tough to race from certain roll speeds.
Do it and let us know what happens.
07-27-2005, 03:01 PM
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Some misinformation in this thread...
L98 F-Bodiess didn't come with manual transmissions. The T5 was too much of a ***** trans to take the torque from the L98
The 92 was the year they introduced the LT1. Before that, they used the same L98 as the F-Bodies. The L98 was a fine motor, but choked off way too much. The heads and the intake freed a lot of pent-up horsepower.
Originally Posted by marlowchris
The Vette is lighter and makes more power. He should win. If they are both manuals though, it is a driver/traction race. Good Luck.
Originally Posted by ZFan88
The 350s didn't start making Vette power in the fbodys until 91-92. The vette will win this one
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Originally Posted by Formula-T/A
I had a 91 gta and I beat a 88 vette. We were both bone stock,but I think I was the better driver. It should be a good race.
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
Some misinformation in this thread...
L98 F-Bodiess didn't come with manual transmissions. The T5 was too much of a ***** trans to take the torque from the L98
The 92 was the year they introduced the LT1. Before that, they used the same L98 as the F-Bodies. The L98 was a fine motor, but choked off way too much. The heads and the intake freed a lot of pent-up horsepower.
L98 F-Bodiess didn't come with manual transmissions. The T5 was too much of a ***** trans to take the torque from the L98
The 92 was the year they introduced the LT1. Before that, they used the same L98 as the F-Bodies. The L98 was a fine motor, but choked off way too much. The heads and the intake freed a lot of pent-up horsepower.
Me thinks it should be a relatively close race...